Plating apparatus

摘要

A plating assembly for plating a part having an interior cavity with a plating material. The plating assembly has a main frame assembly adapted to receive and support the part. An anode frame assembly is positioned inside the main frame assembly and is electrically isolated from the main frame assembly. The anode frame assembly is electrically connected to an anode of a direct current power supply. A plurality of anode rods are mounted on the anode frame assembly in electrically conductive contact with it. A cathode assembly is electrically connected to the part and is electrically connected to a cathode of the direct current power supply. A fluid conduit assembly connects a fluid source such as a pump station to a plurality of fluid nozzles. At least one of the fluid nozzles is positioned within the interior cavity of the part.

主权项

1. A plating assembly for plating an aircraft landing gear cylinder assembly wherein said aircraft landing gear cylinder assembly comprises a hollow, generally cylindrical body having a top portion, a bottom portion, a forward portion, an aft portion, an outboard portion and an inboard portion, and a vertically extending, cylindrical cavity having a bottom opening and a top opening, the cylinder assembly further comprising an inboard extending trunnion member and an outboard extending trunnion member mounted on said top portion of said cylindrical body, a trunnion lug mounted on said outboard extending trunnion member, a brace having an upper end and a lower end, said upper end of said brace being mounted on said trunnion lug, said lower end of said brace being mount on an outboard portion of said bottom portion of said cylindrical body, said trunnion lug having a laterally extending lug cavity with an outboard opening, said plating assembly comprising:
a generally box shaped main frame assembly adapted to receive and support said aircraft landing gear cylinder assembly therein; a first side anode frame mounted on said main frame assembly and laterally slidingly displaceable with respect to said main frame assembly, said first side anode frame being electrically conductive and connected to an anode of a direct current power supply; a second side anode frame mounted on said main frame assembly and laterally slidingly displaceable with respect to said main frame assembly, said second side anode frame being electrically conductive and electrically connected to said anode of said direct current power supply; a plurality of exterior anode assemblies supported on said first and second side anode frames and projecting laterally inwardly from said anode frames; a first interior anode assembly positioned inside said vertical cylindrical cavity; a second interior anode assembly positioned inside said laterally extending lug cavity; a cathode assembly electrically isolatingly mounted on at least one of said anode frames, electrically connected to a cathode of said direct current power supply and mechanically and electrically connected with said cylinder assembly; a conduit assembly supported by at least one of said first and second side anode frames and comprising a plurality of conduit branches in fluid communication with a plurality of fluid nozzles.